An order from the dux Flavius Atias to the inhabitants of the village of Aninou in the Arsinoite pagarchy to deliver 50 artabas of grain, out of a total of 920 1/2, to an Arab military unit (turma). If they lack grain, they are to pay 1 solidus per 20 artabas. It dates to about AD 698, in the early Islamic period.
In English machine translation
[† With God. Flavius At]ias, [most glorious] dux, to you, the people of the village of Aninou in the pagarchy of Arsinoites.
[…] [to those of the] […] [division] […] of the turma of Lephiph, of the sons of Souleeiph, man of Oubeeid,
[son of] […], out of 920 1/2 artabas of grain: 50 artabas of grain, fifty only,
[by] […] [order of Abdelaziz, counsellor (?)], brought by Kosmas, man of Rabia, from the requisitioned goods (?).
[…] [and if you do] not have grain, provide them with 1 solidus by count for every 20 artabas […]
[…]
The recipients appear to be Arab soldiers named by tribal or clan affiliation; the reference to an order of Abdelaziz (probably the governor) is largely restored. A turma is a military cavalry unit.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lieferungsauftrag). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.